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User Manual BPC-5080 Fanless Embedded Box PC with 9th / 8th Generation Coffee Lake 6-Core Intel® Core™ i9/ i7/i5/i3 Processor...
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User Manual Record of Revisions Version Issue Date Descriptions Made By 2021/07/27 First Release Derek...
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Product Warranty (2 Years) Arestech warrants to you, the original purchaser, that each of its products will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for two years from the invoice date. This warranty does not apply to any products which have been repaired or altered by persons other than repair personnel authorized by Arestech, or which have been subject to misuse, abuse, accident, or improper installation.
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User Manual Put this equipment on a reliable surface during installation. Dropping it or letting it fall may cause damage. The openings on the enclosure are for air convection. Protect the equipment from overheating. DO NOT COVER THE OPENINGS. Make sure the voltage of the power source is correct before connecting the equipment to the power outlet.
User Manual Chapter 1. General Introduction 1.1 I/O Arrangement COM 1/2/3(VGA) Power USB 2.0 HDD LED Button DC Power Ports Input Display Ports USB3.1 Gen1 GbE LAN Ports 1/2/3 Ports Audio Ports Holes ◼ Power Button Press this button to turn on the system. The LED is on when the system is operating.
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BPC-5080-1A1 supports triple displays, and BPC-5080-2A1 supports dual displays. ◼ Display Port This port can be connected to a Display Port monitor. It supports Display Port 2.0 with max resolution 4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz. BPC-5080-1A1 supports triple displays, and BPC- 5080-2A1 supports dual displays. ◼ LAN Port This port can be connected to Ethernet via RJ-45 connector.
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User Manual 10000BASE-T: Definition Pin Definition TX_D0+ BI_D2- TX_D0- RX_D1- RX_D1+ BI_D3+ BI_D2+ BI_D3- Activity/Link LED Status Description No Link Blinking Data Activity Link Speed LED Status Description 10Mbps connection Green 100Mbps connection Orange 1Gbps connection ◼ USB 3.1 Gen 1 Port Definition USB- USB+...
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User Manual (RS-232) Definition Definition (RS-422) Definition Definition (RS-485) Definition Definition RTX- RTX+ NOTE: PLEASE REFER TO CHAPTER 3, BIOS SETTING - 3.2.4 SUPER IO CONFIGURATION ◎ ◼ Audio Port Green connector means LINE OUT, and pink connector means MIC IN. ◼...
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User Manual Guide: 1. DI ports have default high (3.3V) voltage. Users have to input a low (GND) voltage to give a trigger signal. 2. Users can define high (3.3V) or low (GND) voltage by themselves for the output DO ports.
User Manual 1.2 Internal Interfaces ◼ SATA Connector SATA3 connectors support SATA data cables for internal storage devices. The current SATA3 interface allows data transfer rate up to 6.0 Gb/s. Definition ◼ SATA Power Connector Definition +12V ◼ mini-PCIe Slot mini-PCIe slot (full/half size) is used for PCI Express mini cards.
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User Manual ◼ M.2 Slot 1x M.2 (Key E, 2230) with PCIe x1, CNVI and USB 2.0 for Wi-Fi modules. 1x M.2 (Key M, 2242/2260/2280) with SATA3 for SSD (Bottom).
Please follow the steps below to connect the power cord: 1. Connect the male end (Phoenix connector) of the power cord to the DC input connector of BPC-5080 and lock it up. 2. Connect the 3-pin male plug of the power cord to an electrical outlet.
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User Manual WARNING: 1. AFTER PLUGGING IN THE PHOENIX CONNECTOR, BE SURE TO FASTEN THE TWO SCREWS TO LOCK THE CONNECTOR. 2. WHITE CABLE STANDS FOR 12V, BLACK CABLE STANDS FOR GND. MAKE SURE THE CONNECTOR IS PLUGGED IN WITH CORRECT DIRECTION. ◼...
User Manual 2.2 Installing 2.5" HDD and Swappable HDD Bracket ◼ Step 1: Unfasten the 6 screws on the chassis and open the bottom cover. ◼ Step 2: Unfasten the SATA cable and SATA power cable on the HDD/SSD.
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User Manual ◼ Step 3: Unfasten the 4 screws on the HDD/SSD bracket. ◎ NOTE: THE BRACKET ONLY SUPPORTS 7MM HDD/SSD.
User Manual 2.3 Installing Memory and Internal Expansion Device This box pc provides two 260-pin DDR4 (Double Data Rate 4) SO-DIMM slots, supporting dual channel DDR4 SDRAM only. ◼ Step 1: The notch on the SO-DIMM should be lined up with the slot key. ◼...
User Manual 2.4 Installing mini-PCIe Card and M.2 Device There are 1x mini-PCIe slot, 1x M.2 E key 2230 slot, and 1x M key 2280 slot on the motherboard. ◼ mPCIe Placement 1 x full/half mini-PCIe with PCIe x1 and USB 2.0 ◼...
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User Manual ◼ M.2 M key 2280 Placement 1x M.2 (Key M, 2242/2260/2280) with SATA3 for SSD (Bottom) ◼ Installing An Expansion Card 1. Before installing the expansion card, please make sure that the power supply is switched off or the power cord is unplugged. Please read the documentation of the expansion card and make necessary hardware settings for the card before you start the installation.
User Manual Chapter 3. BIOS Setting he BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) installed in your computer system’s ROM supports Intel processors. The BIOS provides critical low-level support for a standard device such as disk drives, serial ports, and parallel ports. It also adds virus and password protection as well as special support for detailed fine-tuning of the chipset controlling the entire system.
User Manual 3.2 Advanced In this section, you may set the configurations for the following items: CPU Configuration, Chipset Configuration, Storage Configuration, Super IO Configuration, AMT Configuration, ACPI Configuration, USB Configuration, and Trusted Computing. ◼ Instant Flash Instant Flash is a UEFI flash utility embedded in flash ROM. This convenient UEFI update tool allows you to update system UEFI without the need to enter operating systems like MS-DOS or Windows®...
User Manual 3.2.1 CPU Configuration ◼ Intel Hyper Threading Technology Intel Hyper Threading Technology allows multiple threads to run on each core so that the overall performance on threaded software is improved. ◼ Active Processor Cores Select the number of cores to enable in each processor package. ◼...
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User Manual want to enable this function, please set this item to [Enabled]. This item will be hidden if the current CPU does not support Intel SpeedStep technology. ◎ NOTE: PLEASE NOTE THAT ENABLING THIS FUNCTION MAY REDUCE CPU VOLTAGE AND LEAD TO SYSTEM STABILITY OR COMPATIBILITY ISSUES WITH SOME POWER SUPPLIES.
User Manual 3.2.2 Chipset Configuration ◼ Primary Graphics Adapter This allows you to select [Onboard] or [PCI Express] as the boot graphic adapter priority. The default value is [PCI Express]. ◼ Above 4G Decoding Enable or disable 64bit capable devices to be decoded in Above 4G Address Space (only if the system supports 64 bit PCI decoding).
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User Manual ◼ Share Memory Configure the size of memory that is allocated to the integrated graphics processor when the system boots up. ◼ IGPU Multi-Monitor Select disable to disable the integrated graphics when an external graphics card is installed. Select enable to keep the integrated graphics enabled at all times.
User Manual 3.2.3 Storage Configuration ◼ SATA Controller(s) Use this item to enable or disable the SATA Controller feature. ◼ SATA Mode Selection Use this to select SATA mode. Configuration options: [IDE Mode] and [AHCI Mode]. The default value is [AHCI Mode]. ◎...
User Manual 3.2.4 Super IO Configuration ◼ COM1 Configuration Use this to set parameters of COM1. ◼ COM2 Configuration Use this to set parameters of COM2. ◼ COM3 Configuration Use this to set parameters of COM3. Select COM3 port type:[RS232], [RS422] or [RS485]. ◼...
User Manual 3.2.5 AMT Configuration ◼ AMT BIOS Features Use this to enable or disable Intel® Active Management Technology BIOS Extension. The default is [Enabled]. ◼ ASF Support Use this to enable or disable Alert Specification Format. The default is [Enabled]. ◼...
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User Manual ◼ MEBx Selection Screen Use this to enable or disable MEBx Selection Screen. The default is [Disabled]. ◼ Un-configure ME Confirmation Prompt Hide Un-Configure ME without password confirmation prompt. The default is [Disabled]. ◼ MEBx OEM Debug Menu Enable Use this to enable or disable MEBx OEM Debug Menu.
User Manual 3.2.6 ACPI Configuration ◼ Suspend to RAM Use this item to select whether to auto-detect or disable the Suspend-to-RAM feature. Select [Auto] will enable this feature if the OS supports it. ◼ ACPI HPET Table Use this item to enable or disable ACPI HPET Table. The default value is [Enabled].Please set this option to [Enabled] if you plan to use this motherboard to submit Windows®...
User Manual 3.2.7 USB Configuration ◼ Legacy USB Support Use this option to select legacy support for USB devices. There are four configuration options: [Enabled], [Auto] and [UEFI Setup Only]. The default value is [Auto]. Please refer to below descriptions for the details of these four options: [Enabled] - Enables support for legacy USB.
User Manual 3.2.8 Trusted Computing ◼ Security Device Support Enable or disable BIOS support for security device. ◼ Onboard TPM Use this to enable or disable onboard TPM. The default is [Enabled].
User Manual 3.3 Hardware Health Event Monitoring Screen This section allows you to monitor the status of the hardware on your system, including the parameters of the CPU temperature, motherboard temperature, CPU, fan speed, chassis fan speed, and the critical voltage. ◼...
User Manual 3.4 Security Screen In this section, you may set, change, or clear the supervisor/user password for the system. ◼ Supervisor Password Set or change the password for the administrator account. Only the administrator has the authority to change the settings in the UEFI Setup Utility. Leave it blank and press enter to remove the password.
User Manual 3.5 Boot Screen This section displays the available devices on your system for you to configure the boot settings and the boot priority. ◼ Boot From Onboard LAN Use this item to enable or disable the Boot From Onboard LAN feature. ◼...
User Manual 3.5.1 CSM (Compatibility Support Module) ◼ CSM Enable to launch the Compatibility Support Module. Please do not disable it unless you’re running a WHCK test. If you are using Windows® 8 64-bit and all your devices support UEFI, you may also disable CSM for faster boot speed.
User Manual 3.6 Exit Screen ◼ Save Changes and Exit When you select this option, following message will pop out: “Save configuration changes and exit setup?” Select [OK] to save the changes and exit the UEFI Setup Utility. ◼ Discard Changes and Exit When you select this option, following message will pop out: “Discard changes and exit setup?”...
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